1 00:00:06,080 --> 00:00:09,720 Speaker 1: Welcome into Northside Territory File Territory Networks Cubs Podcast. I'm 2 00:00:09,720 --> 00:00:12,400 Speaker 1: sah Dam Sharma with my partner Patrick Moody. We are 3 00:00:12,440 --> 00:00:16,720 Speaker 1: your Cubs beat writers over at the Athletic Patrick, it 4 00:00:17,000 --> 00:00:23,560 Speaker 1: was an ugly day at Wrigley Field, but an ugly 5 00:00:23,640 --> 00:00:28,840 Speaker 1: loss as well some disgusting Chicago weather along with some 6 00:00:29,000 --> 00:00:33,440 Speaker 1: bad play on the field. But the Cubs front office 7 00:00:33,840 --> 00:00:38,559 Speaker 1: delivers some good news for Cubs fans and they extend. 8 00:00:38,600 --> 00:00:42,080 Speaker 1: We talked about it before. At the end of our 9 00:00:42,159 --> 00:00:45,160 Speaker 1: last episode, we'll say, well, are they going to extend 10 00:00:45,200 --> 00:00:47,000 Speaker 1: anyone else beyond Peter Armstrong? 11 00:00:47,120 --> 00:00:49,040 Speaker 2: Is Nico next? And he was. 12 00:00:49,640 --> 00:00:52,919 Speaker 1: I don't think we fully expected it as much as 13 00:00:52,920 --> 00:00:55,200 Speaker 1: the PCA one. It seemed like it was going to 14 00:00:55,240 --> 00:00:58,640 Speaker 1: be harder for them to get this done as we record. 15 00:00:58,680 --> 00:01:02,080 Speaker 1: We don't have the exact number, but it is Pete Crow, 16 00:01:02,160 --> 00:01:08,600 Speaker 1: Armstrong or Nico Horner extended for six more years. Huge, 17 00:01:09,120 --> 00:01:13,320 Speaker 1: huge move for the Cubs, who are doing kind of 18 00:01:13,319 --> 00:01:18,040 Speaker 1: what they didn't do in the you know, the previous cores, 19 00:01:18,040 --> 00:01:22,440 Speaker 1: if you want to say, and have like a group 20 00:01:22,480 --> 00:01:26,560 Speaker 1: of players that they can really trust and Nico is 21 00:01:26,959 --> 00:01:28,520 Speaker 1: prime among them. 22 00:01:28,880 --> 00:01:29,399 Speaker 2: Kind of the. 23 00:01:29,280 --> 00:01:32,920 Speaker 1: Heart and soul of the team in a way, elite 24 00:01:33,040 --> 00:01:38,440 Speaker 1: defender and maybe one of the more underappreciated players in baseball, 25 00:01:38,959 --> 00:01:42,360 Speaker 1: but certainly appreciated with the Cubs. 26 00:01:43,160 --> 00:01:47,560 Speaker 3: And Nico is someone who sort of bridges that gap, 27 00:01:48,160 --> 00:01:50,680 Speaker 3: who debuted during the end of the Joe Madden era 28 00:01:51,600 --> 00:01:55,320 Speaker 3: and spent a lot of time around those players, and 29 00:01:55,360 --> 00:01:59,960 Speaker 3: I think he learned a lot, both good and bad 30 00:02:00,280 --> 00:02:05,640 Speaker 3: sort of from that group and how the organization had 31 00:02:05,640 --> 00:02:12,519 Speaker 3: to pivot and rebuild and has become just an absolute 32 00:02:13,120 --> 00:02:17,640 Speaker 3: fan favorite, cornerstone type player, which is hard to do 33 00:02:17,720 --> 00:02:21,960 Speaker 3: when you don't hit twenty thirty home runs a year, 34 00:02:22,040 --> 00:02:27,720 Speaker 3: but he has carved out a very unique, indispensable role 35 00:02:27,840 --> 00:02:28,880 Speaker 3: on this team. 36 00:02:29,639 --> 00:02:35,280 Speaker 1: Yeah, it was interesting. In pregame, Craig Council even said 37 00:02:35,480 --> 00:02:39,440 Speaker 1: he believes there's more improving to do for Nico, almost suggesting, 38 00:02:39,919 --> 00:02:42,120 Speaker 1: like I think he was suggesting, there's more power in there, 39 00:02:42,440 --> 00:02:46,000 Speaker 1: power potential in there. I found that interesting. I'm not 40 00:02:46,040 --> 00:02:51,640 Speaker 1: sure if personally I would want Nico Horner to try. 41 00:02:52,680 --> 00:02:55,720 Speaker 1: Craig Council would argue that nobody's trying to hit home runs, 42 00:02:56,960 --> 00:02:59,880 Speaker 1: but if it naturally comes, if there's more power in 43 00:02:59,880 --> 00:03:02,600 Speaker 1: the great but I think you just want Nico to 44 00:03:02,600 --> 00:03:07,120 Speaker 1: be Nico and you'll take that because he was, you know, 45 00:03:07,240 --> 00:03:11,919 Speaker 1: by various metrics, he was the most valuable second basement 46 00:03:11,960 --> 00:03:17,480 Speaker 1: in baseball last year. Just a you know, incredible player. 47 00:03:18,760 --> 00:03:20,880 Speaker 1: I've said this a few times on the podcast, but 48 00:03:21,160 --> 00:03:25,040 Speaker 1: it's gonna be hard to forget the end of the 49 00:03:25,080 --> 00:03:31,240 Speaker 1: season last year after that loss. Talking to Nico, it 50 00:03:31,320 --> 00:03:34,080 Speaker 1: wasn't just me, but multiple reporters. We just were like, Okay, 51 00:03:34,280 --> 00:03:36,840 Speaker 1: I don't have many more questions for this guy, because 52 00:03:36,840 --> 00:03:38,920 Speaker 1: he is so upset right now, Like he's taking this 53 00:03:39,040 --> 00:03:44,400 Speaker 1: loss really hard, and he's clearly doesn't like losing. That 54 00:03:44,560 --> 00:03:48,920 Speaker 1: type of intensity is something you know you can almost 55 00:03:49,160 --> 00:03:54,640 Speaker 1: I guess admire is the word. He's very intense, very dedicated, 56 00:03:54,800 --> 00:04:02,960 Speaker 1: cares about winning his first real playoff experience, and uh 57 00:04:01,720 --> 00:04:06,720 Speaker 1: uh uh Patrick, here, I just saw your text my 58 00:04:06,800 --> 00:04:09,880 Speaker 1: dog is eating right next to me. She's she's a 59 00:04:09,920 --> 00:04:14,920 Speaker 1: loud eater. I apologize, just cleaning that up. 60 00:04:14,840 --> 00:04:17,599 Speaker 3: Instead of you know, the comments section. I was like, 61 00:04:17,800 --> 00:04:22,560 Speaker 3: seems seems like a lot there, just not nodding along 62 00:04:22,640 --> 00:04:26,360 Speaker 3: to your expert analysis. 63 00:04:25,880 --> 00:04:31,520 Speaker 1: She's a very uh, she's she's a very aggressive chewer. Apparently, 64 00:04:32,720 --> 00:04:37,320 Speaker 1: I apologize for the I'm right next to the dog ball. Sorry, 65 00:04:38,120 --> 00:04:40,600 Speaker 1: I didn't expect her to go eat she they usually 66 00:04:40,680 --> 00:04:42,560 Speaker 1: want to go out right when the show starts, and 67 00:04:42,560 --> 00:04:44,600 Speaker 1: now she's decided she wants to eat right as the 68 00:04:44,640 --> 00:04:48,880 Speaker 1: show starts as well. So I apologize for the loud 69 00:04:48,960 --> 00:04:54,520 Speaker 1: dog chewing. Uh yeah, huge, like just a like a 70 00:04:55,240 --> 00:04:58,040 Speaker 1: team leader, a guy that you know when you talk 71 00:04:58,080 --> 00:05:01,840 Speaker 1: about culture, I think Nico horn Is is. 72 00:05:01,760 --> 00:05:02,960 Speaker 2: A huge part of that. 73 00:05:03,920 --> 00:05:12,560 Speaker 1: She's done, She's coming to say hi, sorry, yeah, yeah, 74 00:05:12,960 --> 00:05:17,279 Speaker 1: go on. No. 75 00:05:17,360 --> 00:05:20,920 Speaker 3: I mean it was as a funny scene the morning 76 00:05:20,920 --> 00:05:24,760 Speaker 3: of opening day, actually not funny at all. It's kind 77 00:05:24,760 --> 00:05:32,680 Speaker 3: of frustrating in hindsight. But Nico was asked indirectly about 78 00:05:32,839 --> 00:05:38,080 Speaker 3: contract stuff, and you know, he praised Pete crow Armstrong effusively. 79 00:05:40,520 --> 00:05:43,280 Speaker 3: He didn't directly say whether or not he would cut 80 00:05:43,320 --> 00:05:48,320 Speaker 3: off negotiations if there was a cutoff date. Obviously he 81 00:05:48,360 --> 00:05:51,800 Speaker 3: had signed a deal right around opening day twenty twenty three. 82 00:05:52,560 --> 00:05:55,640 Speaker 3: I think we all know the example of you know, 83 00:05:55,720 --> 00:05:59,720 Speaker 3: Ian Happ His contract came out I want to say 84 00:05:59,760 --> 00:06:04,640 Speaker 3: mid April, after he was pretty clear about like that's done. 85 00:06:04,800 --> 00:06:07,400 Speaker 3: We didn't get there, and then all of a sudden. 86 00:06:07,440 --> 00:06:12,359 Speaker 3: That news popped roughly ten days later. I forget the 87 00:06:12,400 --> 00:06:16,440 Speaker 3: exact timeline, but it was clearly after opening day into 88 00:06:16,480 --> 00:06:23,080 Speaker 3: the season, and I think we thought Nico's love for 89 00:06:24,120 --> 00:06:29,479 Speaker 3: Chicago and the Cubs would like keep that possibility. Jed 90 00:06:29,560 --> 00:06:32,640 Speaker 3: Hoyer has been pretty clear about how much he values Nico, 91 00:06:32,760 --> 00:06:37,080 Speaker 3: so has Craig Counsel as sort of this model teammate, 92 00:06:38,680 --> 00:06:44,159 Speaker 3: an excellent worker and just kind of that Jim Rat 93 00:06:44,200 --> 00:06:47,000 Speaker 3: mentality that this club has that's a direct reflection of 94 00:06:47,120 --> 00:06:52,200 Speaker 3: Nico's attitude. But yeah, he was close. He already did 95 00:06:52,240 --> 00:06:58,479 Speaker 3: one extension, which you know he worked for him. But 96 00:06:58,600 --> 00:07:00,440 Speaker 3: you know, he could have been I believe it agent 97 00:07:00,520 --> 00:07:02,719 Speaker 3: this past off season, or he could have been a 98 00:07:02,720 --> 00:07:05,960 Speaker 3: free agent after this season, and he would have been 99 00:07:06,800 --> 00:07:12,280 Speaker 3: in one of the top names on a pretty underwhelming list. 100 00:07:12,800 --> 00:07:15,880 Speaker 3: And you know, sometimes a guy signs a first extension 101 00:07:16,000 --> 00:07:20,280 Speaker 3: and is kind of chasing once up, like chasing that 102 00:07:20,520 --> 00:07:21,880 Speaker 3: for a while. I think you kind of saw that 103 00:07:21,920 --> 00:07:26,560 Speaker 3: with with Anthony Rizzo, which we understand why he won 104 00:07:26,680 --> 00:07:31,440 Speaker 3: the security like he got he was the guy, right, 105 00:07:31,480 --> 00:07:35,480 Speaker 3: I mean, he threw out the first bitch. You know, 106 00:07:35,560 --> 00:07:39,360 Speaker 3: he is a Cubs ambassador Chicago legend for life, but 107 00:07:40,560 --> 00:07:43,640 Speaker 3: clearly by the end there when it came back around 108 00:07:43,680 --> 00:07:46,080 Speaker 3: for another sension, he was the one who told Jed 109 00:07:46,240 --> 00:07:48,320 Speaker 3: like no flight out, No I'm cutting off the go. 110 00:07:48,720 --> 00:07:50,200 Speaker 3: He didn't just tell Jed. I think he said it 111 00:07:50,200 --> 00:07:58,080 Speaker 3: on like a zoom media. So I think this, we 112 00:07:58,120 --> 00:08:00,920 Speaker 3: don't know the terms, but we almost don't need to 113 00:08:00,960 --> 00:08:04,640 Speaker 3: know the terms because we know Nico a Stanford graduate, 114 00:08:06,040 --> 00:08:09,680 Speaker 3: he's a the union rep now for the team. Like, 115 00:08:09,800 --> 00:08:21,240 Speaker 3: he's extremely intelligent. He loves baseball, so he's constantly studying it. 116 00:08:22,120 --> 00:08:25,840 Speaker 3: You know, he knows, he knows his war, he knows 117 00:08:26,040 --> 00:08:28,880 Speaker 3: his value, he knows what he has here, so it's 118 00:08:28,920 --> 00:08:34,720 Speaker 3: not like he uh is flying blind here or making 119 00:08:34,880 --> 00:08:38,560 Speaker 3: uninformed decision. And then from the cup side, it's like, 120 00:08:38,600 --> 00:08:40,320 Speaker 3: look like you're a big market team, this is what 121 00:08:40,360 --> 00:08:43,360 Speaker 3: you're supposed to supposed to do. Like he's in that right, 122 00:08:43,440 --> 00:08:47,760 Speaker 3: right age range, and look, the Cubs aren't doing this 123 00:08:47,880 --> 00:08:51,520 Speaker 3: deal whatever it is, exactly unless they think they're getting 124 00:08:51,559 --> 00:08:53,680 Speaker 3: surplus value out of it. Like there's not a whole 125 00:08:53,760 --> 00:08:58,360 Speaker 3: lot of sentimentality here. I think both with him and Pete, 126 00:08:59,000 --> 00:09:02,560 Speaker 3: maybe they bent model a little bit, but they certainly 127 00:09:03,160 --> 00:09:04,000 Speaker 3: wouldn't break it. 128 00:09:04,559 --> 00:09:08,440 Speaker 1: Yeah, he's he'll be twenty nine in like a month 129 00:09:08,559 --> 00:09:12,880 Speaker 1: or so, a month and a half. I think, you know, 130 00:09:13,200 --> 00:09:15,839 Speaker 1: he's in that age range that makes sense. He's got 131 00:09:15,880 --> 00:09:18,560 Speaker 1: a skill set that doesn't degrade too quickly. 132 00:09:20,760 --> 00:09:22,120 Speaker 2: I feel like. 133 00:09:23,000 --> 00:09:29,480 Speaker 1: Either him or Jed after the first extension, suggested we'd 134 00:09:29,520 --> 00:09:32,280 Speaker 1: like to do this again. Hopefully this is only the 135 00:09:32,320 --> 00:09:34,880 Speaker 1: first of multiple Maybe they. 136 00:09:34,800 --> 00:09:37,400 Speaker 3: Both, but Jed explicitly said like almost like first of 137 00:09:37,480 --> 00:09:41,080 Speaker 3: many or first of multiples, and I'm assuming Nico said 138 00:09:41,080 --> 00:09:43,040 Speaker 3: something similar of like I want to spend my whole 139 00:09:43,120 --> 00:09:43,600 Speaker 3: career here. 140 00:09:43,960 --> 00:09:46,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, so this isn't you know? 141 00:09:46,360 --> 00:09:49,360 Speaker 1: This is a player that they've always admired and wanted 142 00:09:49,360 --> 00:09:52,560 Speaker 1: to keep around. It's just about like coming together and 143 00:09:52,600 --> 00:09:59,360 Speaker 1: being able to do that. Obviously, this this breaks after 144 00:09:59,480 --> 00:10:04,160 Speaker 1: a rough after a rough game. Let's take a quick 145 00:10:04,200 --> 00:10:07,640 Speaker 1: break and then come back and talk a little bit 146 00:10:07,679 --> 00:10:11,079 Speaker 1: about Opening Day. I think I think the Nico news 147 00:10:11,160 --> 00:10:16,280 Speaker 1: does quells some complaints, but obviously not a pretty game. 148 00:10:16,559 --> 00:10:17,440 Speaker 1: Let's take a quick break. 149 00:10:17,440 --> 00:10:21,400 Speaker 4: Patrick AJ Baseball season is finally here, and there's nothing 150 00:10:21,520 --> 00:10:24,120 Speaker 4: like listening to the sweet sounds of the game while 151 00:10:24,120 --> 00:10:26,960 Speaker 4: you're at home enjoying some home cooking, whipping up a 152 00:10:27,080 --> 00:10:30,680 Speaker 4: beautiful meal with Hello Fresh, and there are many, many, 153 00:10:30,720 --> 00:10:32,640 Speaker 4: many recipes to choose from. 154 00:10:33,520 --> 00:10:36,280 Speaker 5: I love those big portions. 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But we got to the ballpark, 173 00:11:43,800 --> 00:11:47,880 Speaker 1: the sun was peeking out, the wind was not blowing hard, 174 00:11:48,040 --> 00:11:49,600 Speaker 1: but it was kind of the if you looked at 175 00:11:49,640 --> 00:11:52,080 Speaker 1: the flags, maybe a little bit out to center field. 176 00:11:52,640 --> 00:11:56,240 Speaker 2: My first pitch, it was just like a. 177 00:11:56,120 --> 00:12:02,040 Speaker 1: Strong wind in from left field and it didn't seem 178 00:12:02,080 --> 00:12:05,680 Speaker 1: like it was going to be an offensive forward day. 179 00:12:06,640 --> 00:12:12,960 Speaker 1: And the first few innings, Matthew Boyd looked like that 180 00:12:13,080 --> 00:12:17,240 Speaker 1: all star version of himself, like seven strikeouts, one run 181 00:12:17,280 --> 00:12:19,800 Speaker 1: aloud on a pretty good pitch, a home run that 182 00:12:20,080 --> 00:12:22,280 Speaker 1: was well struck, but it was a change up down 183 00:12:22,320 --> 00:12:26,319 Speaker 1: and in that Joey Weimer went and got he looked 184 00:12:26,400 --> 00:12:29,520 Speaker 1: like Boyd looked great through three innings. Like to take 185 00:12:29,559 --> 00:12:33,000 Speaker 1: people into the writing process. I'd started writing, and I'd 186 00:12:33,480 --> 00:12:36,560 Speaker 1: like kind of talked about how Pete Kor Armstrong, like 187 00:12:36,760 --> 00:12:40,720 Speaker 1: Matthew Boyd overshadowed Pete or Armstrong with like a brilliant 188 00:12:40,760 --> 00:12:42,680 Speaker 1: start type thing like that was going to be like 189 00:12:42,760 --> 00:12:46,640 Speaker 1: the story. And then I had to completely get rid 190 00:12:46,679 --> 00:12:49,600 Speaker 1: of all that because he just fell apart the fourth inning. 191 00:12:49,760 --> 00:12:53,280 Speaker 1: His velo drops, his fastball is just not located well 192 00:12:53,320 --> 00:12:54,520 Speaker 1: and he gave up. 193 00:12:55,200 --> 00:12:58,680 Speaker 2: I think he ended up giving up four runs. 194 00:12:59,000 --> 00:13:01,800 Speaker 1: No, he ended up giving five five of those runs 195 00:13:01,800 --> 00:13:04,640 Speaker 1: of the six that they scored. Cubs lose ten to four. 196 00:13:05,720 --> 00:13:10,160 Speaker 1: It was a very forgettable opening day game wise. You know, 197 00:13:10,440 --> 00:13:14,000 Speaker 1: if you're if you're able to celebrate the Nico Horner 198 00:13:14,040 --> 00:13:17,280 Speaker 1: extension and then go home and watch Illinois advance like 199 00:13:17,360 --> 00:13:20,160 Speaker 1: I did, you're you're able to quickly put that, uh 200 00:13:20,679 --> 00:13:21,959 Speaker 1: that that game behind you. 201 00:13:22,080 --> 00:13:22,400 Speaker 3: There you go. 202 00:13:22,840 --> 00:13:24,960 Speaker 1: Hopefully people understand it's just one game, but I think 203 00:13:25,000 --> 00:13:27,560 Speaker 1: it's worth talking about as well, since it is opening day. 204 00:13:28,280 --> 00:13:31,280 Speaker 1: It's all about over analysis early on, right. 205 00:13:32,880 --> 00:13:35,840 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean definitely like that morning it was like 206 00:13:36,320 --> 00:13:40,320 Speaker 3: bright and sunny, didn't need a coat, kind of an 207 00:13:40,440 --> 00:13:45,400 Speaker 3: unbelievable day. And then clearly, uh, it shifted to what 208 00:13:45,440 --> 00:13:49,920 Speaker 3: we'll probably have for the most part through like I 209 00:13:49,920 --> 00:13:52,920 Speaker 3: don't know, June June second, I don't know, just throw 210 00:13:53,080 --> 00:13:56,760 Speaker 3: throwing a date the date out there when we stopped 211 00:13:56,760 --> 00:14:02,240 Speaker 3: bringing winter coats and just just in case. I think 212 00:14:02,280 --> 00:14:05,200 Speaker 3: the windows were open in the press box very briefly 213 00:14:05,240 --> 00:14:08,800 Speaker 3: and then they were closed back up you know at 214 00:14:09,320 --> 00:14:14,680 Speaker 3: game time or around game time. And yeah, hard to 215 00:14:14,720 --> 00:14:20,840 Speaker 3: get to fired up about one game. Always nice to 216 00:14:20,920 --> 00:14:27,160 Speaker 3: be back at Regally Fields a ton of energy. The 217 00:14:27,200 --> 00:14:32,520 Speaker 3: players obviously mentioned that I think they can feel the 218 00:14:32,600 --> 00:14:40,479 Speaker 3: expectations this year. It is different from a coverage perspective 219 00:14:40,560 --> 00:14:44,840 Speaker 3: of like, okay, like they still have to go out 220 00:14:45,200 --> 00:14:49,720 Speaker 3: and prove it, but it's less of this like, oh 221 00:14:49,840 --> 00:14:52,320 Speaker 3: can they do it, or sort of like kind of 222 00:14:52,360 --> 00:14:57,760 Speaker 3: the the moral victory sort of seasons you know, we 223 00:14:57,920 --> 00:15:03,360 Speaker 3: were looking at not that long ago, like this team 224 00:15:04,640 --> 00:15:09,080 Speaker 3: should win the division. If it doesn't, it will be 225 00:15:09,680 --> 00:15:13,920 Speaker 3: a failure. And if this team doesn't make the playoffs, 226 00:15:13,920 --> 00:15:17,040 Speaker 3: like this will be one of those seasons where like 227 00:15:17,360 --> 00:15:21,040 Speaker 3: the what went wrong you know, three thousand words story 228 00:15:21,040 --> 00:15:22,800 Speaker 3: on the athletic that will have to drop, you know, 229 00:15:22,840 --> 00:15:28,600 Speaker 3: the day after the season. Like this, the expectations have returned, 230 00:15:29,240 --> 00:15:33,600 Speaker 3: and I think it will be fun to see kind 231 00:15:33,600 --> 00:15:36,560 Speaker 3: of how this plays out. And then we'll get into 232 00:15:36,600 --> 00:15:40,320 Speaker 3: the this in the next section. But as I was 233 00:15:40,400 --> 00:15:42,520 Speaker 3: kind of riffing here, it just made me think, like, 234 00:15:42,880 --> 00:15:46,640 Speaker 3: you know, there were questions about all these like upcoming 235 00:15:46,640 --> 00:15:48,840 Speaker 3: free agents and stuff like that, and I just don't 236 00:15:48,920 --> 00:15:54,240 Speaker 3: quite get it because this group hasn't won anything except 237 00:15:54,240 --> 00:15:58,880 Speaker 3: for you know, a wild card and a playoff round, 238 00:15:58,960 --> 00:16:01,560 Speaker 3: like this is not the last dance here, Like, this 239 00:16:01,640 --> 00:16:05,720 Speaker 3: group has to go out and win and prove it 240 00:16:05,920 --> 00:16:08,080 Speaker 3: and and I think they have a lot of the 241 00:16:08,160 --> 00:16:13,720 Speaker 3: right pieces. Clearly, this is not a group that overreacts 242 00:16:14,040 --> 00:16:22,160 Speaker 3: or overanalyzes one game. But uh, it'll be it'd be 243 00:16:22,200 --> 00:16:25,280 Speaker 3: fascinating to see where the Nationals end up in September 244 00:16:25,600 --> 00:16:27,320 Speaker 3: and and where the where the Cubs do. 245 00:16:27,800 --> 00:16:31,920 Speaker 1: Yeah, I I honestly thought I was when when I 246 00:16:32,000 --> 00:16:34,240 Speaker 1: realized to what the weather was going to be, Like 247 00:16:34,720 --> 00:16:36,280 Speaker 1: I thought it was going to be a low scoring 248 00:16:36,320 --> 00:16:38,880 Speaker 1: game and that fans were going to be frustrated because 249 00:16:39,960 --> 00:16:43,720 Speaker 1: Kate Cavali is one of those guys that people don't 250 00:16:43,760 --> 00:16:46,120 Speaker 1: really know that much about, but his stuff has popped 251 00:16:46,560 --> 00:16:49,120 Speaker 1: like it went when he returned from injury last year 252 00:16:49,160 --> 00:16:51,240 Speaker 1: and he looked like a different picture. It's like, oh, 253 00:16:51,280 --> 00:16:54,040 Speaker 1: this could be one of those surprise guys. By when 254 00:16:54,200 --> 00:16:56,640 Speaker 1: when we look at July and we're like, oh, yeah, 255 00:16:56,680 --> 00:16:59,040 Speaker 1: the Cubs got shut down by Kate Cavali. That makes sense, 256 00:16:59,320 --> 00:17:01,400 Speaker 1: but right now you don't expect it. That's not how 257 00:17:01,440 --> 00:17:03,800 Speaker 1: they lost, so it's a completely different loss. 258 00:17:05,200 --> 00:17:06,560 Speaker 2: You know, they need to bounce. 259 00:17:06,280 --> 00:17:08,680 Speaker 1: Back obviously Saturday and Sunday. You want to see them 260 00:17:08,680 --> 00:17:14,119 Speaker 1: beat up on the Nationals and Angels to start the season. Weird, 261 00:17:14,359 --> 00:17:17,760 Speaker 1: weird start to the season. You really hope this is 262 00:17:17,920 --> 00:17:20,399 Speaker 1: just a blip and not a trend for Matthew Boyd 263 00:17:20,520 --> 00:17:23,680 Speaker 1: all those things. I think the something that's going to 264 00:17:23,720 --> 00:17:28,080 Speaker 1: stick with me because it's just so Alex Bregman. You know, 265 00:17:28,119 --> 00:17:29,800 Speaker 1: we talked to him for like two minutes after the game. 266 00:17:29,840 --> 00:17:32,840 Speaker 1: It was a real quick like two questions, didn't have 267 00:17:32,880 --> 00:17:35,040 Speaker 1: a lot There's not a lot of analysis to be 268 00:17:35,160 --> 00:17:37,800 Speaker 1: done after one game. What are you supposed to ask 269 00:17:37,880 --> 00:17:39,560 Speaker 1: this guy about, Like, how do you move on from 270 00:17:39,640 --> 00:17:45,679 Speaker 1: an opening day loss? He said, said, we you know, 271 00:17:45,800 --> 00:17:48,240 Speaker 1: talking about all the runners. They were four for nineteen 272 00:17:48,280 --> 00:17:51,360 Speaker 1: with runners in scoring position. I know fans will largely 273 00:17:51,359 --> 00:17:53,679 Speaker 1: look at that as a negative thing for me, Like 274 00:17:53,760 --> 00:17:56,200 Speaker 1: you do that, you get nineteen runners in scoring position 275 00:17:56,240 --> 00:17:58,520 Speaker 1: pretty consistently, You're going to score a lot of runs 276 00:17:58,520 --> 00:18:00,760 Speaker 1: over the course of a season. Going to do that 277 00:18:00,840 --> 00:18:03,840 Speaker 1: with his offense. It's one game, so there's nothing to 278 00:18:04,000 --> 00:18:06,439 Speaker 1: like take much away from it yet. But when talking 279 00:18:06,480 --> 00:18:10,720 Speaker 1: about that, Bregman said, like off the top of his head, 280 00:18:10,760 --> 00:18:15,760 Speaker 1: he's like, we had some He's like hap by Moyses Carson. 281 00:18:15,840 --> 00:18:17,840 Speaker 1: They all hit the ball really hard in the air 282 00:18:18,040 --> 00:18:20,280 Speaker 1: a couple of times. You know, they each hit the 283 00:18:20,280 --> 00:18:23,200 Speaker 1: ball hard in the air. He remembered exactly who had 284 00:18:23,400 --> 00:18:26,840 Speaker 1: one hundred mph ex velocity ball in the air that 285 00:18:26,880 --> 00:18:29,280 Speaker 1: got caught. Like, those are the three guys. They've each 286 00:18:29,359 --> 00:18:32,080 Speaker 1: hit the ball in the air one hundred plus ex velocity. 287 00:18:32,240 --> 00:18:37,120 Speaker 1: They all got caught. I saw stat this sporting that 288 00:18:37,200 --> 00:18:39,439 Speaker 1: ian HAPs one. You know, it would have been a 289 00:18:39,480 --> 00:18:42,359 Speaker 1: meaningless home run, but the wind impacted it by like 290 00:18:42,359 --> 00:18:47,240 Speaker 1: one hundred and thirty feet, just an insane amount, Like 291 00:18:47,240 --> 00:18:49,760 Speaker 1: I've never seen that before. I think it was some 292 00:18:49,800 --> 00:18:52,280 Speaker 1: sort of record or I don't know if that's I 293 00:18:52,320 --> 00:18:54,000 Speaker 1: don't know if that's a record whatever, you know, like 294 00:18:54,119 --> 00:18:56,439 Speaker 1: data wise, Like I don't think we've ever seen something 295 00:18:56,480 --> 00:18:56,800 Speaker 1: like that. 296 00:18:57,200 --> 00:18:58,880 Speaker 2: But when he hit that, I was like, oh, that's 297 00:18:58,920 --> 00:18:59,560 Speaker 2: way gone. 298 00:18:59,600 --> 00:19:03,440 Speaker 1: And then it lands well short of the of the 299 00:19:03,480 --> 00:19:05,760 Speaker 1: warning track. Just you know, that's the type of day 300 00:19:05,760 --> 00:19:08,680 Speaker 1: it was. But also, how do the Nats get all 301 00:19:08,720 --> 00:19:12,200 Speaker 1: those their home runs? I mean, the Wimer one was shocking, 302 00:19:12,280 --> 00:19:16,000 Speaker 1: the other two were going to going to right, and 303 00:19:16,040 --> 00:19:18,040 Speaker 1: the way the wind was blowing, I guess you wouldn't 304 00:19:18,040 --> 00:19:22,280 Speaker 1: be shocked by it as much. But still not a 305 00:19:22,280 --> 00:19:27,359 Speaker 1: great day for Cubs pitching. I'm not gonna I agree 306 00:19:27,400 --> 00:19:28,840 Speaker 1: with what you said. You know, like if this is 307 00:19:28,880 --> 00:19:33,880 Speaker 1: a trend, then you know, really disappointing and and they've 308 00:19:33,920 --> 00:19:38,240 Speaker 1: failed on multiple fronts. 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Go to Fox one for complete terms and conditions. 328 00:20:35,440 --> 00:20:37,440 Speaker 4: Box one streaming. 329 00:20:37,040 --> 00:20:42,960 Speaker 1: Now, Patrick, This has all kind of happened in succession 330 00:20:43,040 --> 00:20:46,960 Speaker 1: where it seemed like a year and you know, let's 331 00:20:46,960 --> 00:20:50,280 Speaker 1: say sixteen months ago, Jed Hoyer in his front office 332 00:20:50,320 --> 00:20:52,719 Speaker 1: make a trade that is not the type of trade 333 00:20:52,760 --> 00:20:54,359 Speaker 1: you see this front office making. 334 00:20:54,840 --> 00:20:56,800 Speaker 2: I wouldn't expect them to make many. 335 00:20:56,600 --> 00:20:59,040 Speaker 1: Trades like that where they give up a lot of 336 00:20:59,160 --> 00:21:02,280 Speaker 1: value for one year of a player. Granted a very 337 00:21:02,320 --> 00:21:06,480 Speaker 1: special offensive player in Kyle Tucker, but that felt like, 338 00:21:07,400 --> 00:21:08,240 Speaker 1: our jobs are. 339 00:21:08,080 --> 00:21:09,160 Speaker 2: On the line. We have to win. 340 00:21:10,240 --> 00:21:14,080 Speaker 1: Let's go get this guy to help put us bring it. 341 00:21:14,160 --> 00:21:16,960 Speaker 1: Take an eighty three win team and get it over, 342 00:21:17,040 --> 00:21:18,639 Speaker 1: put it over the hump and make the playoffs. 343 00:21:19,160 --> 00:21:20,040 Speaker 2: They go and do that. 344 00:21:21,080 --> 00:21:25,800 Speaker 1: By mid season, Jed Hoyer has a contract extension and 345 00:21:25,960 --> 00:21:31,320 Speaker 1: suddenly a lot of things feel different. Right, They sign 346 00:21:31,400 --> 00:21:34,479 Speaker 1: a big bat, big big name player and Alex Bregman. 347 00:21:34,600 --> 00:21:38,919 Speaker 1: They make that trade for Edward Cabrera extension extension. This 348 00:21:39,040 --> 00:21:42,640 Speaker 1: team hasn't done anything yet and maybe that's why they're 349 00:21:42,680 --> 00:21:47,520 Speaker 1: able to sign these extensions. Maybe that you know, if 350 00:21:47,520 --> 00:21:51,320 Speaker 1: you try to sign the core in twenty fifteen instead 351 00:21:51,320 --> 00:21:53,520 Speaker 1: of twenty seventeen. 352 00:21:55,440 --> 00:21:57,800 Speaker 2: It's a different situation. I don't know. 353 00:21:58,760 --> 00:22:03,520 Speaker 1: But if you think that's their hope, right, that that's 354 00:22:03,640 --> 00:22:06,640 Speaker 1: Jed's hope, that he's signing them early before they win 355 00:22:07,440 --> 00:22:09,760 Speaker 1: a World Series or two. That's that's what he's got 356 00:22:09,800 --> 00:22:12,679 Speaker 1: to hope. But you're right, like they this is a 357 00:22:12,680 --> 00:22:17,240 Speaker 1: team that still hasn't done it. They've made it to 358 00:22:17,280 --> 00:22:19,760 Speaker 1: the NLDS, not even an. 359 00:22:20,119 --> 00:22:21,480 Speaker 3: Even close to doing it. 360 00:22:21,600 --> 00:22:22,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, you're right. 361 00:22:22,680 --> 00:22:26,240 Speaker 1: So so it's not this isn't like a highly decorated 362 00:22:26,280 --> 00:22:29,040 Speaker 1: group of players. That's not to say, like I disagree 363 00:22:29,080 --> 00:22:31,080 Speaker 1: with what they're doing. I think you have to take 364 00:22:31,200 --> 00:22:34,600 Speaker 1: chances like that. You have to do it before they 365 00:22:34,600 --> 00:22:36,800 Speaker 1: do it. You have to make these moves before they 366 00:22:36,840 --> 00:22:39,600 Speaker 1: actually get it done. And they've set themselves up to 367 00:22:39,680 --> 00:22:44,120 Speaker 1: have something where where you can have some sustained success 368 00:22:44,200 --> 00:22:47,120 Speaker 1: and and solid players. 369 00:22:46,800 --> 00:22:47,399 Speaker 2: To build around. 370 00:22:48,359 --> 00:22:50,600 Speaker 1: Uh, but I feel like now they got to deliver. 371 00:22:50,760 --> 00:22:53,320 Speaker 1: Now they got to perform on the field, and and 372 00:22:53,600 --> 00:22:58,400 Speaker 1: uh they're high expectations and you can see if you. 373 00:22:58,320 --> 00:23:04,000 Speaker 3: Look around the diamond like Michael Bush, very underrated player, 374 00:23:04,200 --> 00:23:06,520 Speaker 3: might have been their best hitter by the end of 375 00:23:06,600 --> 00:23:13,360 Speaker 3: last season. Under long term control, Nico six more years, 376 00:23:14,080 --> 00:23:18,600 Speaker 3: Dansby Swanson midway through, I mean a huge contract, I 377 00:23:18,640 --> 00:23:22,520 Speaker 3: guess a little more than are approaching the midpoint of 378 00:23:22,560 --> 00:23:25,159 Speaker 3: a one hundred and seventy seven, and then Bregman won 379 00:23:25,280 --> 00:23:28,679 Speaker 3: seventy five at third base, Pete up the middle. I mean, 380 00:23:28,720 --> 00:23:35,160 Speaker 3: you've got right there, five strong two way players who 381 00:23:35,320 --> 00:23:43,480 Speaker 3: you bring different attributes, but share this passion for their 382 00:23:43,640 --> 00:23:49,280 Speaker 3: craft that they love talking ball, they love just hanging 383 00:23:50,040 --> 00:23:57,080 Speaker 3: around the cage and kind of the you know, our 384 00:23:57,240 --> 00:24:00,879 Speaker 3: inference with some of this. It does feel a little 385 00:24:00,960 --> 00:24:04,639 Speaker 3: like they saw what happened after the Cubs won the 386 00:24:04,640 --> 00:24:09,159 Speaker 3: World Series, and you know, there were elements of complacency, 387 00:24:10,359 --> 00:24:13,439 Speaker 3: you know, that World Series hangover that I think people 388 00:24:13,480 --> 00:24:20,439 Speaker 3: even acknowledged around that time, and that this group is 389 00:24:20,480 --> 00:24:22,199 Speaker 3: not as good as that group, Like they have not 390 00:24:23,119 --> 00:24:25,840 Speaker 3: come close to that, But it does it does seem 391 00:24:25,960 --> 00:24:31,479 Speaker 3: like there was a few lessons learned from that post 392 00:24:31,560 --> 00:24:37,919 Speaker 3: twenty sixteen window in terms of trying to lock up 393 00:24:37,960 --> 00:24:41,080 Speaker 3: some of those players. So you're not approaching as steep 394 00:24:41,320 --> 00:24:47,760 Speaker 3: a cliff and I think there are some refreshing elements 395 00:24:49,119 --> 00:24:51,560 Speaker 3: to this group, or at least they're just very much 396 00:24:52,000 --> 00:24:54,719 Speaker 3: the same way that Joe Mann was like perfect for 397 00:24:54,960 --> 00:25:00,840 Speaker 3: those young players to take pressure off Greg Council's you know, 398 00:25:00,960 --> 00:25:06,119 Speaker 3: frequency is very similar to like this core group they've established. 399 00:25:06,119 --> 00:25:10,720 Speaker 3: Now obviously you have to fill out a dynamic pitching 400 00:25:10,760 --> 00:25:13,960 Speaker 3: staff and and keep guys healthy. You know you're gonna 401 00:25:14,000 --> 00:25:18,199 Speaker 3: need you know, whether it's most basterios will see what 402 00:25:18,240 --> 00:25:22,840 Speaker 3: happens with Matt Shaw. Jefferson Rojas opened a lot of 403 00:25:22,880 --> 00:25:27,720 Speaker 3: eyes in spring training. I think you picked mcgilimaya to 404 00:25:27,720 --> 00:25:30,720 Speaker 3: make the All Star team this year, like more more 405 00:25:31,000 --> 00:25:33,000 Speaker 3: that was great. That was a great, great prediction. I 406 00:25:33,000 --> 00:25:36,479 Speaker 3: mean I think like you need surprises, you need guys 407 00:25:36,520 --> 00:25:40,080 Speaker 3: to step forward. You have to keep adding, but like 408 00:25:41,119 --> 00:25:44,600 Speaker 3: to have those names kind of on your on the 409 00:25:44,680 --> 00:25:48,000 Speaker 3: deck when you're looking or the names on the white 410 00:25:48,000 --> 00:25:51,000 Speaker 3: board however you're kind of planning it out. It does 411 00:25:51,040 --> 00:25:53,720 Speaker 3: bring a lot of stability and certainty. 412 00:25:54,840 --> 00:25:58,959 Speaker 1: Yeah, and one thing I think that Jed beyond beyond 413 00:25:59,040 --> 00:26:03,199 Speaker 1: like the lack of contract extensions and understanding like how 414 00:26:03,200 --> 00:26:05,280 Speaker 1: do we how do we keep a group together? 415 00:26:05,440 --> 00:26:06,399 Speaker 2: Learning from that. 416 00:26:07,960 --> 00:26:11,320 Speaker 1: One thing I know when talking to him over the 417 00:26:11,440 --> 00:26:14,280 Speaker 1: years that he cannot get out of his mind for 418 00:26:14,359 --> 00:26:17,200 Speaker 1: that twenty sixteen group or the best years of that 419 00:26:17,320 --> 00:26:19,560 Speaker 1: group was defense. 420 00:26:19,640 --> 00:26:20,080 Speaker 2: Defense. 421 00:26:20,119 --> 00:26:22,400 Speaker 1: Defense, Like when they were at their best, they were 422 00:26:22,440 --> 00:26:24,919 Speaker 1: healthy and had the best defense out on the field. 423 00:26:26,320 --> 00:26:31,080 Speaker 1: You look at who he's invested in, Dansby Swanson, Nico Horner, 424 00:26:31,240 --> 00:26:37,320 Speaker 1: Pete Crow Armstrong, Alex Bregman. There's one thing all each 425 00:26:37,359 --> 00:26:41,320 Speaker 1: of them do, and that's played great to elite defense. 426 00:26:42,640 --> 00:26:44,800 Speaker 1: He's investing in that. He's putting his money where his 427 00:26:44,840 --> 00:26:48,119 Speaker 1: mouth is there because he's why did they invest in 428 00:26:48,160 --> 00:26:51,280 Speaker 1: Dansby Swanson of that all those that were all those 429 00:26:51,720 --> 00:26:57,480 Speaker 1: shortstops available that winter, because he's the one they believed 430 00:26:57,640 --> 00:27:00,720 Speaker 1: it could stick a short stop the longest. I think 431 00:27:00,760 --> 00:27:04,399 Speaker 1: if I look back, they're right, they're already right. Like 432 00:27:04,480 --> 00:27:06,240 Speaker 1: I think a lot of those guys have either moved 433 00:27:06,320 --> 00:27:12,240 Speaker 1: up or if they're there, they're just not very good defensively. Uh, Pete, 434 00:27:12,280 --> 00:27:14,959 Speaker 1: they love his defense. Just play him and he'll figure 435 00:27:15,000 --> 00:27:16,959 Speaker 1: it out, right. That was kind of the mantra when 436 00:27:16,960 --> 00:27:18,879 Speaker 1: he first came up. Just play him, we know he 437 00:27:18,920 --> 00:27:22,639 Speaker 1: can handle the defense. Nico obviously established himself and Brakman 438 00:27:22,720 --> 00:27:27,680 Speaker 1: they wanted like they wanted them a year ago. So yeah, 439 00:27:28,080 --> 00:27:33,960 Speaker 1: so just like a great he had a philosophy. He 440 00:27:34,040 --> 00:27:36,919 Speaker 1: has a philosophy of what the base needs to be 441 00:27:37,280 --> 00:27:40,359 Speaker 1: to win, and he's he's put this team together. 442 00:27:40,600 --> 00:27:42,239 Speaker 2: They need to go out and prove it. 443 00:27:42,320 --> 00:27:45,080 Speaker 1: They need to do more than you know, finish second 444 00:27:45,160 --> 00:27:48,120 Speaker 1: and then end up losing in the NLDS. 445 00:27:47,520 --> 00:27:49,679 Speaker 2: To the team they finished second to. Uh. 446 00:27:50,600 --> 00:27:54,879 Speaker 1: But there's a nice group here that I understand the 447 00:27:54,880 --> 00:27:57,200 Speaker 1: basic philosophy of what you're building. 448 00:27:59,440 --> 00:28:05,639 Speaker 3: Lookke some heat off of the front office. Uh it 449 00:28:05,760 --> 00:28:10,439 Speaker 3: quiets is some of the talk about ownership in the 450 00:28:10,440 --> 00:28:18,640 Speaker 3: business side, like where is all this revenue going? They 451 00:28:18,720 --> 00:28:24,280 Speaker 3: trust this group of players, uh, in that they don't 452 00:28:24,440 --> 00:28:29,919 Speaker 3: think their individual approaches will change after Pete gets a 453 00:28:30,080 --> 00:28:34,920 Speaker 3: you know, generation generational amount of money or that Nico 454 00:28:36,640 --> 00:28:40,480 Speaker 3: he gets a you know, far bigger contract than what 455 00:28:40,600 --> 00:28:45,880 Speaker 3: he had signed for previously. So just to like it 456 00:28:46,040 --> 00:28:50,880 Speaker 3: kind of you opening day for me, at least yesterday, 457 00:28:50,880 --> 00:28:53,600 Speaker 3: there was less of that kind of like anxiety or 458 00:28:53,640 --> 00:28:56,240 Speaker 3: uncertainty or like what like It's like you kind of 459 00:28:56,240 --> 00:28:58,080 Speaker 3: know how this team is going to operate, Like you know, 460 00:28:58,120 --> 00:29:02,800 Speaker 3: they could they could be what ever ten and fourteen 461 00:29:02,960 --> 00:29:06,360 Speaker 3: in April at some point in April or whatever. However 462 00:29:06,360 --> 00:29:09,680 Speaker 3: the schedule plays out. Don't think they're gonna panic. Don't 463 00:29:09,720 --> 00:29:13,719 Speaker 3: think it's gonna be like you know, you know, jobs 464 00:29:13,760 --> 00:29:20,000 Speaker 3: on the line, the way just just missing on Bregman, 465 00:29:20,560 --> 00:29:25,840 Speaker 3: the hot Seat Talk, Tucker's one year in Chicago, the 466 00:29:25,920 --> 00:29:31,880 Speaker 3: playoff drought. Uh, there was a lot there, and now 467 00:29:31,960 --> 00:29:38,480 Speaker 3: you're you're staying in an organization that is just more stable, 468 00:29:38,560 --> 00:29:41,680 Speaker 3: heading into a lockout and we don't know when baseball 469 00:29:41,680 --> 00:29:43,920 Speaker 3: will come back again. That's a totally separate episode, but 470 00:29:44,040 --> 00:29:47,600 Speaker 3: like at this moment, you can, as I'm working this show, 471 00:29:47,600 --> 00:29:49,920 Speaker 3: I was like, oh wait, like what about the CBA. 472 00:29:50,040 --> 00:29:53,920 Speaker 3: But that's not not the concern or the uh, you know, 473 00:29:53,960 --> 00:29:55,120 Speaker 3: focus of this episode. 474 00:29:55,480 --> 00:29:58,600 Speaker 1: No, and part of what they're doing maybe in anticipation 475 00:29:58,680 --> 00:30:00,520 Speaker 1: of that that we need to understand more of that. 476 00:30:00,760 --> 00:30:03,280 Speaker 1: It's hard to know exactly how it all works because 477 00:30:04,680 --> 00:30:08,280 Speaker 1: but they have some stability at least going forward when 478 00:30:08,680 --> 00:30:11,720 Speaker 1: it didn't exactly feel that way. But there's there's a 479 00:30:11,080 --> 00:30:13,160 Speaker 1: lot of a lot of things that need to still 480 00:30:13,160 --> 00:30:16,960 Speaker 1: go right. And obviously we have a long season head 481 00:30:17,080 --> 00:30:21,640 Speaker 1: to break down and we'll start doing that. We have 482 00:30:21,680 --> 00:30:25,680 Speaker 1: a Pete crow Armstrong press conference that we will break 483 00:30:25,760 --> 00:30:27,920 Speaker 1: down in our next episode. And talk about Pete a 484 00:30:27,960 --> 00:30:30,720 Speaker 1: little bit more. But plenty of games to talk about, 485 00:30:30,760 --> 00:30:34,080 Speaker 1: plenty of Cubs baseball excited for the season. Hopefully it 486 00:30:34,080 --> 00:30:38,160 Speaker 1: gets warmer out there. It won't be today, but eventually 487 00:30:38,200 --> 00:30:38,800 Speaker 1: it will. 488 00:30:38,920 --> 00:30:39,320 Speaker 2: Someday. 489 00:30:39,520 --> 00:30:43,000 Speaker 1: Someday we'll have nice weather here in Chicago again. All right, everyone, 490 00:30:43,040 --> 00:30:45,080 Speaker 1: thanks so much for listening. This is Northside Territory. To 491 00:30:45,080 --> 00:30:48,080 Speaker 1: make sure to rate, review, subscribe, subscribe to the YouTube channel, 492 00:30:48,320 --> 00:30:50,440 Speaker 1: and subscribe to The Athletic where Patrick and I are 493 00:30:50,480 --> 00:30:52,520 Speaker 1: on top of all things Cubs. Thanks for listen. 494 00:30:52,600 --> 00:30:53,200 Speaker 2: Everyone. Take it. 495 00:31:00,200 --> 00:31:19,480 Speaker 6: They didn't name an't I know? Do they leve